It focused on less-known Irish solo singers or bands, as well as those from other countries who are popular in the alternative and indie rock world, but who have yet to crack the mainstream line of the music industry.

Despite gaining praise from the Irish media, the Carrellines broke up after releasing two singles, "Bridesmaids Never Brides" and its b-side "Credence".

The next years, McLoone went freelance, working with various TV/radio stations where he produced numerous programmes, including for the Irish national broadcaster, RTÉ.

In late 2005/early 2006, Tom Dunne, frontman of the Irish band Something Happens, asked McLoone to produce his own music show on Today FM, Pet Sounds.

After hosting Pet Sounds for nine years, Dunne left Today FM in August 2008 to join national independent radio station Newstalk.

McLoone's interviewer from In Dublin magazine for Radio Month 2014 introduced him as "one of the most instantly recognisable voices on Ireland's airwaves".

[9] He stars as an aspiring Elvis impersonator in the music video for Cherry Bomb, a song by the Irish rock band, The Minutes which was released in March 2014.

The band, with McLoone at the helm, played their first gig at the Nerve Centre in Derry on 19 November 1999. intermittent live appearances followed including a concert in Termon Hall, Donegal in 2001.

McLoone had previously fronted a hotly tipped band with Undertones drummer, Billy Doherty, in the late 80s, called the Carrellines.

[citation needed] Since reforming in November 1999, the Undertones have performed gigs internationally with McLoone as the band's permanent frontman.

They also retain a considerable live following at their concerts, which usually take place at weekends around members' day jobs, as McLoone explained for a lengthy 2015 blog interview.